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Coleman

June 4, 2010 at 5:45 pm

“is a career left hander”

Classic.

Vince in MN

June 4, 2010 at 6:11 pm

I guess that means Raburn and Laird get to play.

stephen

June 4, 2010 at 6:13 pm

Bilfer, sorry, not trying to jump the train on this thread. But I wanted people to see this.
We should start a campaign that insures that Galarraga is the fan’s choice for the all-star game. Yes, I am the very one who decried Inge being selected this way last year. Yes, I know he doesn’t deserve it based on stats.
Screw it.
Galarraga deserves to be in that stadium and receive a standing ovation from 50,000 fans. He handled the whole thing with a dignity and class that most of us, particularly me, would lack if in his cleats.
The rosters have been expanded, this hurts no one. But it would close the circle in a good kind of way.
Let us make it so.

Coleman

June 4, 2010 at 6:46 pm

Actually Stephen, it’s much simpler than getting Inge into the All-Star game; all you have to do is convince 1 person of the idea, he-who-chooses-the-pitching staff. He names Galarraga to the staff, and that’s that. Simple. Of course it would never happen…

Coleman

June 4, 2010 at 6:50 pm

Of course that would set a bad precedent, and anyone who threw a perfect or shoulda been perfect game would expect an automatic All-Star spot, which would lead to at least 1or 2 totally undeserving appearances every 50 years or so. Bud Selig would probably rescind the nomination for that very reason.

stephen

June 4, 2010 at 6:52 pm

Ha! You’re right. Girardi I’m looking at you.

Coleman

June 4, 2010 at 6:52 pm

Vince: you may not have noticed amidst all the offense yesterday, but Raburn had an RBI, so he’s good for June.

stephen

June 4, 2010 at 6:55 pm

In other news, we’re having another Inge eclipse defined as when his mediocre season numbers perfectly intersect with his mediocre career numbers. Watch out, anything can happen during an Inge eclipse.

Coleman

June 4, 2010 at 7:02 pm

Strangely enough, as much as I ridicule the idea of a player being “due,” with Inge it almost works. His career .235ish isn’t achieved by being a .235 hitter type, it’s achieved by stretches of hopelessness filled with weak strikeouts, followed by productive outbursts full of timely hits.

So I guess when he is at that eclipse point, almost anything can happen, there’s no way of knowing if he’s Ingeing or Bingeing, it’s a vacuum (which Nature, apparently, abhors).

Jud

June 4, 2010 at 8:25 pm

hey accoarding to Smokey…..Inge–Laird–Raburn–Everett are DUE

jud

June 4, 2010 at 8:38 pm

Smokey remarks Now Inge –Raburn and Laird are more DUE

jud

June 4, 2010 at 8:53 pm

in the commararison of how KC plays everyone else they basically own the Tigers

jud

June 4, 2010 at 8:54 pm

oops comparison

Coleman

June 4, 2010 at 8:58 pm

It’s because they have 5 or 6 pitchers who will be tied for the Cy Young award (at least based on their performance vs DET).

By the way, since I commented on how stressful it must be to be Inge with runners on base and to know if you fail, well there’s always Laird and Everett: I have to commend Brennan Boesch, because: Raburn-Inge-Laird-Everett.

jud

June 4, 2010 at 9:22 pm

are you saying Boesch will not lead the league in runs scored batting in the 5th spot?

surely you jest… i was thinking along those same sarcastic lines – the ‘bad news’ is Boesch struck out, the ‘good news’ Raburn, Inge, Laird and Everett coming up in the 8th… it kinda hurts just to type those four names in the same sentence, no wonder JL is so cranky… having to fill out that bottom of the line-up card every night.

There are some poor hitting teams out there this year, but i challenge anyone to show me a worse 6-9 than the Tiger’s fielded tonight (and most nights)… feel free to include the Nat’l league and their pitcher.

Vince in MN

June 4, 2010 at 10:38 pm

In Bizarro World we win 3-7.

Vince in MN

June 4, 2010 at 10:41 pm

Leyland being the Master of the Bullpen tonight. Which two pitchers does he bring in for the 8th.

TPB in Troy

June 4, 2010 at 10:44 pm

Santiago and his stick in the game instead of Guillen?? Even JL knows this one is done. The Tigers braintrust better find a way to improve 6-9 or they can forget about games being meaningful after the Allstar break. If last year taught us anything it taught us that you need production from the back half of the line up — something better than 4 guys praying to finish the year at or neat .200.

Vince in MN

June 4, 2010 at 10:45 pm

Does Guillen have the day off? If so, then Everett gets to lead off the 9th – excellent.

Mark@HOU

June 4, 2010 at 11:37 pm

Guillen had a bruised toe, which what he was lifted for in the game Thursday. Not because of the errors. He had a day off to rest.

Coleman

June 4, 2010 at 10:48 pm

A’s…Royals…this schedule has been brutal, I can’t wait to get back to playing the AL East

jud

June 4, 2010 at 11:14 pm

1 for 14 BOBS story of the season….DD do you ever check the box scores there is a pattern here

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